Example, Mae me jale torta con la wila (My girlfriend is pregnant). When you make an important mistake, break something, screw up, lost something. Que pega ir al banco (sucks going to the bank). Example: Ese mae es una pega (that guy is so annoying). When someone or something is very annoying. We use this Costa Rican phrase a lot when we’re talking about people.
Ese mae si es buena nota (that guy is nice). Example: Buena nota mae gracias por traerme las chanclas (thank you for bringing me the flip flops). We use that phrase most of the time to say thanks or to refer to somebody that did something nice or that person is a good person. Example: pense que hasta aquí me la presto Dios! (I thought I was going to die). It is a expression used when you are telling a story and you thought that you were going to die. Miando fuera del tarro (taking a pee out of the can) means about the same thing. Mae usted esta detras del palo mejor cierre el pico (Dude you are behind the tree keep the beak close). Example: Mae estoy detras del palo que es eso (dude I am behind the tree I don’t know what are you taking about). They say this when you or someone doesn’t know anything about the topic. This is one of the most fun Costa Rican phrases! Detras del Palo For example, if you ask your friend how things are doing on his business, the response can be “Mae, a cachete” meaning that everything is going great.Ī cachete comes from “a cachete lleno” which means “full mouth”, which is also considered something good. You can also say que chiva or chuzo which is like “that’s so cool.” A CacheteĬachete is literally a cheek, but locals use the phrase “a cachete” to define that something is good or doing good. For example, Mae te veo al bar a las 6 esta bien? OK tuanis. We use it to describe something as super tuanis and we also use it when we hang up the phone after we make plans. For instance: Que mae pura vida! (what’s up dude) or mae vamos (dude let’s go). It’s kind of similar to dude or bro, it has that same feeling. This word comes from the word maje, we use mae to call somebody between friends. It is very normal for us to say it as a greeting or as a goodbye on the phone. You can use pura vida even when you talk to the president. Como estuvo tu día? Pura vida gracias! Este muchacho es pura vida. You can use pura vida for a greeting, thank somebody or with anything related to good.įor instance: Hola Puravida! Como estas? Pura vida.
Pura vida is the most famous Costa Rican phrase.
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